Monthly Archives: September 2015

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major General Abdelhameed Al-Awadhi sent a female citizen to the public prosecution for alleged involvement in swindling, along with an Arab lawyer, as well as four border customs employees, following an investigation....

At the health ministry, and at the main administration, there is an isolated corner which can be called the secret apparatus or the brain of health ministry and more precisely, the minister.
In other words, it is the ‘kitchen’ where...

BUDAPEST: Hungarian police evacuated Budapest’s main international rail station yesterday after hundreds of migrants tried to board trains to western Europe, as new figures showed more than 350,000 have risked their lives so far this year crossing the Mediterranean....

BEIRUT: Satellite images show the main temple in Syria’s Palmyra has been flattened, confirming the worst fears for the ancient ruins held by the Islamic State group. The destruction of the Temple of Bel sparked outrage and international headlines,...

HUNTSVILLE: An Alabama police officer went on trial yesterday on a federal charge of using excessive force against an Indian man who was thrown down and partially paralyzed during a confrontation in a suburban neighborhood.
Madison police officer Eric Sloan...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will give all priests discretion to formally forgive women who have had abortions during the Roman Catholic Church’s upcoming Holy Year, in the Argentine pontiff’s latest move towards a more open and inclusive church.
In Church...

NEW YORK: Lucie Safarova joined the US Open seeds casualty list yesterday when the Czech lefthander became the fourth top-10 player to lose in the first round. Sixth-seeded Safarova slipped to a 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko,...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s prime minister said yesterday that authorities have arrested a man they believe is the main suspect in a bombing at a shrine in central Bangkok two weeks ago that killed 20 people. Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha said...

LONDON: In betting the house on 19-year-old Monaco forward Anthony Martial, Manchester United have emphasised the English Premier League’s standing as the financial ogre of European football. United’s decision to gamble a reported £36 million ($55.1 million, 49 million...

COLOMBO: India overcame a gallant century by Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews to win the final Test by 117 runs yesterday and end a 22-year wait for a series win on the island. The hosts, set a victory target...

AMMAN: Jordan is putting the finishing touches to hosting one of the leading events on its social and sporting calendar when the world-famous Jordan Rally is held from October 15-17. Featuring the region’s top drivers, the 2015 Jordan Rally...